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Old 01-01-2005, 08:42 AM
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Wink Spotted this e-bay gem 30 HP+ AT THE WHEELS!

ohhh boy - I need to get one of these, who needs all that other crap when this squirrel fan can do it all for you!

I just hope somebody hasn't fallen for it....

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Old 01-01-2005, 08:43 AM
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Ahhh yes the link, forgot all about that.....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7944992497&category=6763
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Old 01-01-2005, 02:00 PM
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Whats scarey is the idiots that fall for this scam.............
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Old 01-01-2005, 05:00 PM
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I am well aware that all so-called electric superchargers available now are junk and scams. However, I seem to recall that at least one sports car of the '50's or 60's had a valid (?) electric supercharger from the factory. Can't recall what it was. Anybody know?

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Old 01-01-2005, 09:50 PM
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I never knew hair dryers could turn 18,000 RPM!
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Old 01-01-2005, 11:17 PM
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OK, now I'm really perplexed.

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Originally Posted by Breckman99
Just for fun, try viewing the seller's other items up for sale. Not long before I started composing this message, there were over 6000.

The really freaky part (to me) is that the vast majority of the auctions seem to be composed of only a rather small number of different products ("Am Ber TuRn ArR oWs" is one of them). The item titles vary, though, using many, many different makes/models of automobiles and motorcycles to pad the rest of the title.

A search of completed items shows over 8000 auctions that closed during the past 30 days for this seller . I just don't have enough interest to grind through all of those to figure out the percentage of those auctions that ended with bids, but a quick look makes me wonder how this outfit brings in enough to cover eBay listing fees (even with "padded" shipping & insurance charges, and really inexpensive merchandise to begin with).

I'm not accusing the seller of general foul play here, just wondering how his particular eBay "business model" works.

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